A Crisis of Care: Gina's Story (1 hour Special)
Series: Making Contact
From: Making Contact
Length: 00:59:00
One mother's fight to save her daughter's life from a dysfunctional and inhumane government system. 'A Crisis of Care' knocks down the walls of silence to provide an unblinking insider's look into the shattered state of California's prison health care system. Framed by deeply personal interviews and a stirring original musical score, this gripping one-hour show tells the story of Gina Muniz and her mother Grace. It's a story of hope and despair; courage and resolve, as one California family fight's to save the life of a daughter, a mother, a sister and a friend.
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Piece Description
One mother's fight to save her daughter's life from a dysfunctional and inhumane government system. 'A Crisis of Care' knocks down the walls of silence to provide an unblinking insider's look into the shattered state of California's prison health care system. Framed by deeply personal interviews and a stirring original musical score, this gripping one-hour show tells the story of Gina Muniz and her mother Grace. It's a story of hope and despair; courage and resolve, as one California family fight's to save the life of a daughter, a mother, a sister and a friend.
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Review of A Crisis of Care: Gina's Story (1 hour Special)Making a documentary about someone who is no longer with us, especially a three-part half hour series, is no small feat. But the first two shows of Making Contact's "Crisis of Care" series does a great job at bringing Gina's story alive. I feel like I got to know Gina, and about the pitfalls of health care in the California state prison system. Making Contact helps me empathize with a woman whose desperation in hard times led to a life (and death) sentence inside an unforgiving correctional system. I never hear these stories in the mainstream media. Producer Tena Rubio uses great writing to describe Gina's final moments; "dark circles shadow her downcast eyes." The end of the second show was very moving. I love the original music score and I look forward to hearing the third! |
Broadcast History
This one hour Mother's Day Special is a combination of "Ginas Story" parts I and II, posted earlier this year.
Timing and Cues
Basic Rundown:
00:00-01:00-Segment 1
001:00-6:00-Segment 2 (5-minute optional music/sound interlude)
06:00-15:05-Segment 3
15:05-16:05-Segment 4 (1st break)
16:05-30:58-Segment 5
30:58-31:58-Segment 6 (2nd break)
31:58-46:54-Segment 7
46:54-47:54-Segment 8 (3rd break)
47:54-58:00-Segment 9
58:00-59:00 (1 minute music bed)
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arlene rios
Posted on May 15, 2008 at 12:39 PM | Permalink
Review of A Crisis of Care: Gina's Story (1 hour Special)
I am Ginas Aunt Arlene.
Thank you so much for putting Ginas story out there.
She was a very beautifull woman,bright soul,good heart.
She will forever be in our hearts for as long as we are here on earth.
And I will always be there for Grace.
I pray that the medical system in the prisons and jails will someday be changed.
These are human beings here!
I try to understand how and why this happened to Gina and other women and men in the system.
Once again Thank you for helping keep Ginas memory alive.
Sincerely,Arlene Rios